Can funnel and spout



T. KlTAOKA.

CAN FUNNEL AND SPOUT.

APPLlCATION FILED APR. 14, 1919.

1 ,354, 1 1 O, Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

UNITED STATES TO'RAKI KITAOKA, OF LOS ANGELES', CALIFORNIA.

CAN FUNNEL AND SPOUT.

Application filed April 14,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, TORAKI KITAOKA, a subjectof the Emperor of Japan, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of LosAngeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful CanFunnel and Spout, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an attachment for cans which is adapted to bequickly attached to serve as a funnel and spout for. removal of thecontents, and is designed as an improvement on the device shown anddescribed in my application for a patent of the United States, filedFebruary 24, 1919, hearing Serial Number 27 8,688.

The objects of this invention are to provide a funnel which may bequickly applied to a can, which will remain attached thereto and serveas a spout for removal of the con tents, which may be closed forprotection of the contents, and which may be readily detached when thecan is empty.

The ordinary method of removing the contents .of hermetically sealedcans, is to punch two holes therein, one serving to discharge thecontents and the other serving for admission of air to the interior ofthe can. My improved device is designed to make both incisions in thecan cover simultaneously, serving as an opener, a spout, and temporaryclosure for the can should part of the contents remain therein.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following description and theaccompanying drawing which forms a part thereof, but is not limited tothe precise construction shown, as minor changes may be made which mayfall within the scope of the appended claims. In the drawings, l igure 1is a longitudinal and sectional view of the device applied to a can.Fig. 2 is an end view thereof. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device.Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the device closed and attached to acan. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a modified form having the dischargeopening of greater sectional area, adapted for viscid liquids. Fig 6 isa fragmentary View of a can showing the cover perforated and a springclamp member of the device in engagement therewith, conformingwith theexterior of the can.

Assuming the invention to be embodied as illustrated, the body portion11 is pro- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 28 192()1919. Serial No. 289,969.

vided with integral spring ends 12 dependmg to engage with the rim ofthe can, and

provided with inwardly extending corru-' gation or ri-b 13, engagingwith the edge 14 of the can. The ends 12 are rounded at the extremities15, so that the device will approximately center itself preparatory tomaking the incisions in the can. The extremities 15 are flared outwardfor engagement by the fingers when the device is removed. The tubularbody 11 has mounted therein the bolt 16, provided with an operatinghandle 17, extending through the slot 18, and serving to retain the boltwithin the body. The ends 19 of the bolt are beveled to correspond withthe ends 20 of the body, and when the bolt is turned to closed position,completely fill the end openings of the body. The ends 20 project fromthe body to form spouts and facilitate removal of the contents withoutspilling the same.

When the bolt is turned to open position as shown in Fig. 3, the beveledends 19 form a communicating passage with the openings 21 in theintegral punches 22. The punches are providedwith beveled ends 23 to themore readily pierce the cover of the can. Rubber gaskets 24 preventleakage around the incisions made by the punches.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 5, the discharge punch 25 is largerthan the air punch 26, and is provided with a corresponding opening 27of greater sectional area than opening 28, allowing liquids of a viscidcharacter to flow freely from the can.

When the device is to be used for removing the contents of ahermetically sealed can, the same is placed over the end or top of thecan, with the centering members 12 in engagement with the side of thecan. The device is then given a stroke with the palm of the hand,causing the punches to simultaneously pierce the top of the can with twoincisions, and the spring members 12 engage with the rim of the can. Thegaskets prevent leakage when the can is tilted. Thehandle is rotated ahalf turn which serves to open the ports at each end of the bolt. andthe can may then be tilted to remove the contents, the ends of the bodyserving as spouts to prevent spilling of the contents.-

Should the contents not be all removed the bolt is rotated to closedposition, andall exposed parts may be readily cleaned. F or removing thedevice, the flared ends 12 are pressed outward and the device is readilydetached from the can.

What is claimed is:

1. A can funnel and spout comprising a cylindrical body having beveledends and a lateral slot, perforating punches integral with the body andhaving longitudinal ports communicating with the cylindrical body, arotary valve member mounted in the cylindrical body and having beveledends corresponding with the ends'of the body, said beveled ends coveringthe ports in closed position, and a handle projecting through said slotand adapted to operate the bolt to open and closed positions.

2. 'A can funnel and spout comprising a cylindrical body having alateral slot and beveled ends adapted to serve as a spout, perforatingpunches integral with the body and having longitudinal portscommunicating with the bod a rotary valve member mounted in the ody andhaving beveled ends corresponding to the beveled ends of the body, said"valve member "closing theports and spouts in closed position, and aandle projecting through said slot and adapted for rotation of-the valvemember.

3. In a can delivery funnel, a body member adapted to engage with thetop of the can and having beveled ends, clamp members dependingtherefrom and adapted to engage with the rim of the can, outwardlyflaring extremities on the clamp members, punches integral with the bodyand having ports therein, and a valve member rotating in the body. andadapted to open and close said ports, said valve member having beveledends conforming with the beveled ends of the body in the closed positionserving to close said ports in one position and to open said ports inthe opposite position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

TORAKI KITAOKA.

